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11 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. 399 (2006-2007)
State Constitutional Rights of Self-Defense and Defense of Property

handle is hein.journals/trlp11 and id is 403 raw text is: STATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF SELF-DEFENSE AND DEFENSE OF PROPERTY EUGENE VOLOKH* I. INTRODUCTION ............................................................... 400 II. STATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO DEFEND LIFE PRO VISIO NS ..................................................................... 401 III. CASES INTERPRETING THE PROVISIONS ........................ 07 A. The Property Defense Cases ........................................... 407 B. Self-Defense in Criminal Cases ..................................... 409 C. Self-Defense/Defense of Property and Civil Liberty .......... 411 D. Self-Defense and Private Employer Actions .................... 411 E . L im itations ................................................................. 412 IV. THE RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE UNDER STATE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS TO BEAR ARMS ...................... 414 V. Is THERE A FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO SELF-D EFENSE .................................................................. 415 A. Leading Early Commentators ....................................... 416 B . C ases .......................................................................... 4 16 C. Second Amendment ..................................................... 418 VI. C ONCLUSION ................................................................... 418 * Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA (volokh@law.ucla.edu).